Gus Poyet letter calls for Sunderland fans 'to stay positive' amid battle to avoid relegation
Poyet’s side are two points above the relegation zone
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Your support makes all the difference.Sunderland’s under-fire manager Gus Poyet has taken the rare step of writing an open letter to the club’s fans calling for unity as they battle to stay in the Premier League.
Poyet’s side are two points above the relegation zone and went out of the FA Cup to Bradford City last Sunday.
“I invite all of you to stay positive,” Poyet wrote, in a letter released by Sunderland.
He took charge in October 2013 after the chaotic reign of Paolo Di Canio with the club bottom of the Premier League and saved them from relegation. But they have won only four out of 25 matches in the top flight this season, and he has received heavy criticism from fans.
Poyet wrote: “I was brought into the club to stay in the Premier League first and most. Then my second aim was to achieve stability, progression and slowly start bringing a special way of playing football to make you very proud of our team. This takes time, but even if the aim is clear during the process, we need to keep competing and winning games somehow.
“During my career I have always had a fantastic relationship with the fans. Always the relationship was strong, one of mutual respect and understanding.
“I showed from inside or from outside the pitch, my commitment, passion and dedication in achieving what every club deserved.
“So let’s make sure that we don’t let anyone break our relationship. I promise you that I care and want to win as much as you do and no one thinks more time every day about the team than I do.”
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